Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead Air Reserve Base, previously known as Homestead Air Force Base is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force, as well as the headquarters of Special Operations Command South.
An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing takes off from Homestead ARB.
Aerial photo of Homestead Army Airfield – 1943
Homestead AFB after Hurricane Andrew severely damaged the base on 27 August 1992
A 307th TFTS F-4D taking off
Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It is located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Miami, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Key Largo. The population was 80,737 as of the 2020 census.
Homestead Historic Downtown District
Seminole Theatre in downtown Homestead